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, 1887-12-31
Out of Town.

DEs MONIES, Dec. 3O.-Passengers On
the Fort Dodge train, coming down from
Ruthven TODAY, were surprised to hear
sounds of festivity at the usually quiet
town of Gilmore. Looking out Of the
windows their eyes rested upon a unique
procession that approached the depot.
At its head walked a hard looking citizen
of about so years of age, and by his side
was a rather fresh-looking, black eyed
young woman Of 20, who was not
the least embarrassed by her rather uuus-
ual situation. Behind them was a band
composed of a base drum. three strings
of sleigh bells, one tin boiler, q piece Of
sheet iron. one dinner-bcll and a horn.
The passengers at first supposed that this
rather irowsy old fellow had married the
pretty girl, and that the parade was n
chariyari, but inquiry developed the fact
that the girl was a fallen woman from Des
Moines. who had come to live with the
man while his wife was absent from home;
that she had come there at his ~solicita-
ton, and that the indignant citizens were
drumming them out of the town. The
man appeared to be heartily ashamed of
himself. He attempted to take refuge in
q corn crib, but was put on board the
train and sent to Fort Dodge. If he re-
turns they say they will tar and feather
him. The girl was as unconcerned as n
bronze statue.
, 1887-12-31

CHICAGO, Dee. 3O.-James King, a
wealthy cattle dealer from Helena, Mont.
was arrested to night on a charge of OBJ.
CHEEKS tIblts for Ip" Sgoo "H we're shown t5lSs PdI raTn by
him against the First National Bank of
Chicago. Mr.. King never had an account
there. He says the checks were signed
by him while in a semi-stupor. the result
Of drugged whisky imbibed after he had
been invited to Il private poker room,
where lie had been allowed to win at first,
bat afterward lost his cash, $3.50, he does
not know how much else. The complain
ant against Mr.. King is VIM. s. Whar-
ton, a loan broker. who got the checks in
payment of a debt, and he asserts that he
was assured by Mr.. King that the checks
were all right.
, 1887-12-31
went with Anothor Man.

CHICAGO, Dec. 30.-A man named NJ.
E. Jalger ran into the East Chicago Az
emu police station very early Yesterday
morning aud asked that officers might be
detailed to arrest his wife, who had left
his home with another man. Officers
Coughlin and Lcblau went with him to
the Wells house, on the corner of Indiana
and Wells streets, where they arrested his
wife aud the mar with her, who proved
to be Buck" Mcdonald. Buck is 4
man with Il record. He has been ar
rested a number of times for different
o%tfenscs, and has served terms in the
Bridewell penitentiary. The woman
proved to be Mary Jones, who has been
confined in the jail several times. 1t
seems that Jalgar married her III good
faith, and was living with her at l73
South Halsted street. Mary, however,
claims she is not legally married to him,
because she has since discovered that she
had another husband living at the time
OF the marriage. Both she and MELON
aid are now confined in the Jail, each in
81, 800 bail.
, 1887-12-31
A Hard Fight.

Troy. N. Y, Dec. 3O.-The hardest
and longest prize fight which has taken
place in this vicinity for years was fought
at a road house across the river at early
hour this morning between Con Dugan of
Brooklyn and Jack Harding of Philadel-
phia. In the fifteenth round Dugan was
knocked down twice but seemed to be the
better man. Both men now fought des-
perateIy and in the twentieth and last
round Dugan failing to rise in ten seconds
the battle was decided in favor of Hard
ing Both men were severely punished.
, 1887-12-31
A PANIC IN CHICAGO.
Serious Accident at a Children's
Festival.
An Overturned Stove Causes a
Panic.
One Child Killed and Others
Seriously Injured.
A Horrible Panic.

CHICAGO, Dec. 30.-A terrible panic
occurred tonight among a crowd of little
children attending a holiday celebration
in the Seaman hall. One of the chill
dren. in attempting to poke the fire in
the hall, overturned the stove. The su
perintendent thoughtlessly yelled fire
and a wild rush followed. In attempting
to escape the children were wedged in a
narrow stairway and scarcely any escaped
without being injured or trampled on.
One was killed and others were seriously
hurt. The superintendent was placed
under arrest.
, 1887-12-31
Railroad Accident.

~PrTrsBURG, Dec. 3O.-A Commercial
Gazette, Oil City, Pa, special says: This
evening a mixed train on the Pittsburg &
Western road, composed OF seven freight
and two passenger cars went through n
trcstle near st. Petersburg, falling a dis
lance of thirty feet. Almost instantly the
wreck took fire from the car stoves and in
a short time the entire wreck was a mass
Of flames No loss Of life is reported, but
seven passengers were more or less in
iural.
, 1887-12-31
Tho Markots-stocks and Cattle.

New York. Dee. 3n.-I'he stock mar
ket was excessively dull to-day owing 10
the general indispOsitinn among operators
to trade over the three days holiday, to
which was added the uncertainty regard
ing the outcome of the strikes on the
Reading road. Trading was Of the small
est retail character, and beyond Reading
and Vanderbilt possessed no significance
whatever. The impression became gen
eral before the opening of business that
the dividends would not be increased, and
a rather heavy opening resulted, but
prices rallied, and after the announce
ment of dividends the only sales were
those of traders who had chung to the
idea of an increase Union Pacific was
the feature, and became strong on a re-
newal OF the rumor that congress would
probably take action favorable to the COM
I'any In the afternoon the market be-
came stagnaut aud closed steady ut about
opening prices.
Governments duh but steady. Mining
shares Were in good lcuaud. Money 5
per cent.
Copper Market fra. Lake, $I7l0
Petroleum opened firm at S7k ard af-
ter the first sales became strong and ad-
vanced to SSl in the first half hour, but
at that point a general selling movement
began which caused the price to decline
to S7b In the last half hour a sharp
rally occurred and the market closed
steady at S73. Sales, ! ,907, 900 barrels,
Following are closing prices of stocks:
Pacific G's. ll9; American Express,
l07; Canada Pacific. COY; Canada South
ern, 565; Central Pacific, 49,; Burlington,
1891; Delaware, ~Lackawanna, 1898; Dem
yer Il Rio Grandc, %; Erie, 2Sb; Lake
Shore, 943; Louisville & Nashville, CIT;
Michigan Central, ST; Kansas X Texas,
Is; New York Central, 1881; Northern
Pacific, 22s; preferred, 4G4; Northwest
ern, los; Oregon Improvement, 46;
Navigation, 80; Transcontinental, 2l8;
Pacific Mail, 355; Panama, -; Rock
Island, ll24; Milwaukee Il St. Paul,
75B; Reading, &c; Texas Pacific, 254;
Union Pacific, $50; United States Elk
775
CHICAGO, Dec. 80. Cattle -lsccclpts,
1000; market weak and 10 to 10 cents
lower; choice, s.. OO(G5. 40: inferior to
good, S3.OOCg4. rs; stockers and feeders,
3 2,25(93 40; Texas steers, 81. 5O(63 90.
Sheep-Receips 5000; market slow,
and 10 to 10 cents lower; natives So 90
(95 Is; Western, 3.5O(G5 90; Texans,
81 50(0 BIS.
Wheat-Market steady. January 7S5;
May S55.
, 1887-12-31
Panic in q

MADRID, Dee. 80 During the pcrfor-
nance in II theater at Carthageua this
evening, a broker occupying one Of the
stalls committed suicide by exploding a
dynamite cartridge. The conclusion ex-
tinguished all the lights in the house, and
the audience, becoming panic stricken,
fled the building. During the excitement
100 persons were more or less isjured.
, 1887-12-31

GALVESTON, Dec. 3O.-A special from
Ellingen, Tex says: John Miller, a
wealthy farmer, attended a wedding at a
neighbours on Wednesday night, and on
returning home the next morning he
found his young wife dead in a field near
the house with her throat cut, A negro
servant, VIM. Washington, who is sus-
pccted of the crime, cannot be found.
, 1887-12-31
FLORIDA Gets Its Share.

CHICAGO, Dec, 3O.-The signal service
reports the cold wav 10 lfhvc extended to
Pensacola, Fla. Yesterday the mercury
was 2o below freezing point. This morn
ing it had risen to 400 above zero. No
reports have been received here of dam
age to crops, but the signal service officer
has sent inquiries, as he cannot see now
crops couli have escape.
, 1887-12-31
Adrift 1T Sea.

New York, Dec. 30.-Four coal
barges broke from their mornings at 10th
street. North River tonight, and at last
accounts three ofthem we're floating out
to sea, one with about a dozen men ON
board. The fourth was caught off Astoria,
H. l., and tugs are searching for the
others.
, 1887-12-31

My stock of goods damaged by the late
fire ] will offer for sale on Friday Dec.
9th for prices to suit the customers. Look
out for good bargains. l.. LOEB.
, 1887-12-31

ST. FRANCIS, Ark. Dec. GOWN. Her
rig, who murdered his young wife and her
paramour Thursday, was captured last
night in the woods. The vigilantcs told
him he must hang. He said he was
ready and he was then hanged TO q tree.
, 1887-12-31
Free turkey and chicken
EHHCh at w est .WOyel.'S
CGbtnei saloon, Eddy ~.
this eCeHing.
N0W'N

NNw>N trilo with any Throat or
DSN y Lung Disease. If you have
q Cough or Cold, or the children arc
threatened with Group or Whooping Cough,
use Aclser's English Remedy and proven
further trouble. 1t is a positive cure
and we guarantee it. Price 10 and SOC
DR.. w. N. Hunt.
, 1887-12-31

New ORLEANS, Dec. 3O.-A fire yes
terdaY destroyed nearly half of the town
OF Ieuma, in Terre Boone parish. The
loss will exceed 500, OOO. One hundred
families are homeless.
, 1887-12-31
Accident to a Tight Rope Walker

HoBoKEN, N. j., Dec. 3O.-Jose
Alfonso, a tight rope performer, fell on
the stage tonight, the wire breaking. He
was taken up unconscious, with blood
flowing from his ears. lie came on the
stage later, but was evidently very weak.
, 1887-12-31

Shakespeare makes Caesar say that cow
ards die many times before their deaths.
And so they do. And so do thousands
upon thousands Of persons who gruut
their lives away. They make themselves
old with imagined aches and pains and
anticipated distresscs. 1t IS not good to
give way TO mcgrims. Anticipation brings
the misery that it looks for. If we think
we are sick we shall be sick. If we an
ticipatc decrcpitude It will run to meet us.
philadelphia Record.
, 1887-12-31
SOILS Cigar, EntcI. ocean.

A new lot Of fine caps Just received.
Make your boy a Christmas present. |
Greentree.
, 1887-12-31
BREvITIEs.

Nj. Finchum was hanged at Harrison
burg. Va yesterday for the murder of
his own brother.
Albert Peters was hanged at Mariana,
Tex yesterday, Tor the murder of Will
liam Johnson in 1885.
The January docket of the interstate
IN hearings fixes the 3lst as the
date for hearing the Oregon wool cases.
1t is stated that the Panama Canal
company has arranged with the Credit
Lyonais to provide the company with
funds until the issue of the new obliga
tions.
Paul Borden, of San francisco, who
was convicted in New York of smuggling
81, 500 worth of diamonds, jewelry and
fancy goods, was yesterday sentenced to
one year imprisonment.
At Newmarket, County Cork, yester-
day five persons were sentenced to three
months imprisonment each with hard Ia,
Dor for attending meetings of suppressed
branches Of the National League.
Prominent book publishers of the East
and West met i'll New York yesterday
and organized a publishers copyright as
ISOLATION. The object is to prevail on
this session of congress to pass an inter
national copyright bill.
The Manufacturers Record Baltimore)
this week will contain tables showing that
in the Southern states the amount OF cap.
ital, including the capital stock of incor-
porated companies, for 1887 was $3.50,
Dos, 900, as against $l29, 226, 900 for 1856.
The Catholics of Richmond, Va g,
Thursday night held a mass. meeting in
celebration of the pope's Jubilee. A res
%olution was adopted thanking President
Cleveland for the honor which he paid the
holy father on the occasion OF his golden
jubilee.
The pope has conferred the grand cross
of the order of Plus TX upon all special
ENJOYS sent to congratulate his holiness
upon his jubilee. The French govern
ment has conferred the decoration OF the
legion of honor upon Cardinal Rampolla,
papal secretary of state.
, 1887-12-31
PLACE OF
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Indicates below zero. T Trace of rain.
Barometer corrected for temperature. eleya-
tion and gravity. Z. Il. OLNEY.
Sergeant Signal Corps, United States Army.
, 1887-12-31
To Cd

Mess's and boys Winter
caps at Zoe, sO0rth s5c, at
W. Marks Sepe,lfeensh
and Eddy streets.
, 1887-12-31

Great bargains in clothing at l.. Loeb 5.
, 1887-12-31

The first steam engine on this continent
was brought from England in 1853,
Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-03-31
EASTERN
Decrease of the Public.
Debt.
A MEASURE AGAINST SCALPERs.
The Chicago Democrats Unable to
Agree upon a Candidate
for Mayor.

Associated Press Dispatches to the HERALD.
WASHINGTON, March 30.--It Is esti.
mated by the Treasury Department that
there has been decrease of about $l2, :
O00,O in the public debt during the
present month. The receipts SO far this
month amount to $685. 235, 293 and the
expenditures to SIS. $50, including
$6,735. .2l9 pension payments. The net
gain of receipts over expenditures is
$l4. .S66, 743. Pending the selection and
preparation of permanent offices for the
use of the Interstate Commerce com.
mission, temporary quarters have
been secured with the United
States Geological Survey, in the
Hope building. In response to a
request from the Commissioner Of Indian
Affairs, Assistant Attorney.G General
Montgomery to-day rendered an opinion
upon the construction to be placed upon
certain sections of the Indian Lands
Severalties act, passed last session of
congress, IN Wnicn he nolus tnat Gne
Indians who have heretofore received
an allotment of less quantity of land
than is provided for in the said act, are
entitled to receive an additional allot
ment, sufficient to make the entire quan.
tity allowed equal to that named in the
act. The opinion also holds that the
work OF making the allotment may be
either by o special or by the regular
agent. without the concurrence of an.
other
Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-03-31
INTERs rATE COMMIsSIONERS.
Not preuarcd to Interpret Any
Provisions of the Law.

WASHINGTON, March 5O.-Ihe inter-
state Commerce Commissioners, except
Bragg, are in the city tonight. Colonel
Morrison has been here since the ad'
journment of Congress, and Walker ar
rived during the day, while later trains
brought Judge Cooley and Schoonmaker.
General Bragg is expected tomorrow
morning or tomorrow afternoon at 3
o'clock. in accordance with the
suggestions of the President, con-
veyed by letter to each OF
the Commissioners. The latter Will as.
semble in the office Of the Secretary OF
the Interior, receive their commissions
and be sworn into Office. Some OF the
Commissioners expressed doubts as to
their right to take any official action
whatever prior to April 9Th, when the
off icial life of the commission begins.
The probabilities are, therefore, that to-
morrow's meeting will be one for consul.
tation only. The members Of the COM
mission said nothing about the various
questions which have arisen regarding
the proper Interpretation to be given to
the disputed provisions of the law.
Judge Cooley unoficially expressed the
opinion that it will be impossible to in.
terpret the law until cases necessitatlng
an Interpretation shall come up in prae-
tice, and he thought it would be best for
the Commission to take up in order the
questions as they may arise, and deter.
mine what Interpretation shall be given
the provisions applicable to each case.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-03-31
Hotel Arcadia opening BAH.

Scott, OF Santa Monica, is fraud.
OF course he has the finest hotel in
Southern California, and the opening
ball of that hotel last night, or rather
this morning, was most delightful af-
fair, and the numerous guests enjoyed
themselves to the full. All the same.
Scott is o fraud. He advertised that
the train from the ball would arrive at
Los Angeles at o'clock this morning.
Having confidence in Scott, a young
man en- costume de rigueur was sent to
report the grand ball. Space was re-
served for the gilt.edged account, and
mental calculations were being made
as to how many thousand copies
should be printed to supply the
charming young ladies whose cos.
tunes would be written up. About
midnight there came gurgling sound
over the telephone, in which there was
trace of the voice of the reporter, and a
still, small aroma of champagne. There
were many indistinct sounds and few
ineligible words as follows: "Train
wont lesve till 2:3O. Everybody having
such good time want to stay all night.
So do 1. Big crowd. fine music, elegant
dresses. Will save report for Thurs.
day."
Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-03-31
ROUGH ON SCALPERS.
Railroad Companies Determine G
to Pay No More Tom mi siOns.

Railroad Companies Determine
to Pay No More commissions.
New YORK, March 30.-The Joint
Executive Committee of the Trunk
Lines and Central Traffic Association held
an important meeting at Commissioner
Fink's office in this city to-day, at
which the end sought consists Of moth
ing less than the complete abolishment
of commissions. This decision was
reached unanimously, and by such
large number of lines that it is believed
that it will prove more effective than
any OF the previous attempts in the
same direction, which were put into
force only on the trunk lines. This
abuse, which began more than thirty
five years ago, has grown to such enor-
nous proportions that it is estimated it
is now costing the railways of the
United States, directly and indirectly,
more than $4,000. 900 annually, and
to great extent it has been the means
by which the ticket scalpers have been
built up. The Importance of this move.
ment may be estimated whep is is un-
derstood that the variout associations
agreeing to abolish ticket commissioners
comprise the Central Traffic Association,
composed of all important lines east of
Chicago and ST.. Louis and west of the
western terminus of the trunk lines. the
territory of which includes all the lines
between Buffalo, Salamanca and Wheel
ing on the west and New York, Phila-
delphia and Baltimore on the east; the
Southern Passenger Association, which
comprises all important lines east of the
Mississippi and south of the Ohio and
the Potomac; New England Association,
comprising all important railway lines
in New England The agreements is made
binding by another clause, providing
that neither of the agreeing companies
will act as agent for connecting lines
who continue to pay their agents com.
missions.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-03-31
THE COAST.
Mysterious Murder of an
Engineer.
ORIZABA TO BE BROKEN UP.
Bartlett's Brother Resigns as Pri.
vate Secretary-'Dr." jose
lyn Acquitted.

Associated Press Dispatches to the HERALD.
SAN BERNARDINo, March 30. Last
night about O'Clock o man named Jer-
Wis, an engineer on the California South
ern railroad, running between this city
and Cotton, was called to the door of
his residence in this city by carpenter
named Ed. Colman and deliberately shot
down with Winchester rifle, the ball
passing through the feshy part of the
arm and then through the body. Col
man gave himself up at once to the
Sheriff. Jervis refused to make state.
ment, and died about IL o'alook, five
hours after the shooting. The matter is
shrouded in mystery, as both are spoken
of as quiet men.
There appears to be no motive for the
crime other than jealousy, and even for
that there seems to have been no ap.
parent cause. The murdered man had
Just prepared home for his wife and
son, who will arrive in this city to-
night from Clinton. Mo. There is con
siderable indignation on the streets
about the crime, and threats are made
that lynch law will be resorted to,
though the officers are hopeful that there
is no cause for alarm, and that the law
will take its course. Coleman now
claims that the shooting was accidental
Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-03-31
A COAL GAS EXPLOSION.
Two Miners Mu ti,ated and Killed
i'm a Pennsylyania Mine,

Two Miners NIu Il, ,ated and Killed
i'm a Pennsylvania Mine.
SCRANTON, Pa, March 30.--An explo.
sion of gas occurred in the new Starch
mine of the Delaware and Hudson Canal
Company this morning. The fire boss,
Littlejohn Lewis, with Thomas Lewis
and Edward Owens, miners, entsred the
mines and detected gas. The fire boss
left the miners and retraced his steps,
going toward the entrance. On the way
be met the mine foreman, and was ex-
planning the situation when the explo.
sion occurred. The force of the explo.
sion was terrific. Every door of fifty
was torn from. its fastenings and
sent crashing against the walls of the
mine. The miners were carried off their
feet, hurled into ditdhes and blown
against pillars. The fire boss, Little.
iJhn, and miner named james Morgan
were hurled into what is known as the
dump, spot in which the water from
the level accumulates. Three doors
were also thrown into the dump. An
effort was at once made to rescue Lewis
and Owens, the miners who had gone
into the mine with the fire boss, but
afterdamps prevented it. This after
noon their mutilated bodies were found
and conveyed to their homes.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-03-31
THE vOODOO.
A Family Fatally Poisoned by q
COlored Doctor.


MACON, Ga, March. 30.--Six out of
eleven persons, who were poisoned bv
the Voodoo doctor, Bonner. in Baldwin
county, are now dead, and the five still
living will die this week. The sixth
death was that Of Father John Harris.
He openly expressed doubt as to the
powers possessed by the Voodoo, where.
upon the latter proposed that for this
want of faith not one Of the Harrises
should live the month through. The
fat her alone, who had not eaten mu, b
of the fatal meal, recovered sufficiently
10 move, but when he recovered he was
raving maniac, and had to be con.
fined in lunatic asylum. He had fear.
full visions, and would not eat for fear of
being poisoned. He soon died in terrible
convulsions. News from the settlement
is that the survivors cannot live much
longer, so that it is likely that the Woo.
doo's prophesy will be fulfilled and that
not one Of the family will live to see the
new moon come in. As soon as the
white folks learned the facts Bonner
was hidden by the colored people and
has not yet been found.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-03-31
THOS C. REYNOLDS.
His Fearful Leap into
Eternity
DOWN AN ELEVATOR SHAFT.
The Colorado Legislature De-
nounces the Oppression Of
Britain.

Associated Press DISPATCHES to the HrnAxp.
ST. LOUIS, March 3O.--Hon, Thonau
=. Reynolds committed suicide at The
custom House this afternoon by plunR--
ing down the elevator shaft. he In =
distance OF eighty feet. crushing IN his
skull. The cause of the rash sct w.
mental arrangement. superinduced -
the nailucination that he was about =
become insane. A few minutes beforo
2 o'clock he entered the building Spd
sauDtered into the United States Coure
room. Several persons met nim IN ~
building and he appeared in his usua1
numor. He was seen to leave the
United States MarshaIs Office, and stsp.
ping into the elevator gate passed out 81
view. A few minutes later he was broucht
out of the sub.basement dead. IN lS60
he was elected Lieutenant. G Governos.
OF the State of Missouri on the same
ticket, with the famous Governor CsIeh
jackson. and in the Civil War sided with
the Confederacy. At the close of the
war he went to Mexico and became very
Intimate with Maximilian. In 1868 be
returned to st. Louis. He was . MEM
Der OF the commission sent to South
America about two years ago, in the in
terest OF commerce with the United
States. In 1854 he fought duel With
b. Gratz Brown, with rifles at 30 psces.
ON the island opposite this city, over :
political discussion. Mr.. Brown was
hit in the knee, but Mr.. Reynolds was
not touched: It is believed that Cover
nor Reynolds only intended to MAIN
Mr.. Brown. Governor Reynolds was
married twice. and leaves to his second
wife, whom he married three years ago.
all his property.